mrwolf14

Thank you for your kind words.
This is not actually me playing the piano, it's midi.
Drums are from Beatbox(comes with Magix).

The woodblock sound that you mentioned is indeed intentional. ^^

Thanks for listening!

Thanks Domenico, Jim and I both love the Clash! Yeah, Jim's guitar playing eclipses anything Mick Jones could do. And when he can play the frets off a guitar(and stand up bass too)why not feature him? I'm certainly not a lead singer so his playing needs to stand out.

I do a lot of chopping up of the drum midi files and notes to get a good enough variety of fills and interesting bits. I am able to separate the drums into 8 individual tracks in Ableton which allows for more options when it comes to editing and mixing the drums. EZ Drummer is adequate for me, it's midi of actual drummers playing live.

Cheers!

Wayne

Thanks, Domenico - glad you liked it.

Life is merciless but you can do just a new beginning when you think it is time :)
Nice to her that you believe that this track is a good one
I am always amazed with what great artists I am compared, although I am only the little Joe.
Thanks a lot for your comment and the listen Domenico.

stay tuned
joe

Domenico, thank you for your words! Those like you give us some hope. I never expected to get these sorts of comments on a song such as this, but it is never unwelcome.

I'm happy that you enjoyed listening, and I appreciate the support!

Thank you Domenico. You are right I did add my own dark blend to the song, but that Lead Pad was so dynamic (see underneath for explanation)
Danke is wise, but how a bout an acronym.
O.C.T.
Thank you for the nice words as well. I just enjoy making music. nothing more, nothing less.
Ciao
Steve

Hello Mrwolf,
Thank you for your kind words and possitivity. I really like making songs in 3/4, especially ballads. It gives songs a slow waltz feel.

TA

Hola, senor lobo.

Yes, long time no see. Where have you been? Probably making music with your band. I've mostly been making cello-based music for the last 18 months. Much less guitar playing so I'm actually pretty shit at it now and rarely pick the instrument up. Cello is my main instrument now.

Great to hear you loved this one so much though I think I have many better tracks.

Yes, 85BPM is a great slow-mid tempo for me to groove over and let the track have space and feeling.

"a "bass solo" towards the end"

There is bass guitar in the track. Towards the end it gets busier eg from 5:40. My detuned slide guitar starting 3:23 also sounds a bit like bass, I think.

Yes, not much synth here but there is a cool, lead reversed synth 3:01-3:23. It's a very acoustic-sounding track because of the use of so many leftover resonator guitar parts. And newly played piano and cello.

The title is whatever you want it to mean but it's kind of a joke and kind of about me and my many limits (as a musician, as a human being etc).

"only who explores the world around can discover his own limits."

I like that interpretation but it could also be a jokey insult to someone. So, saying someone has many limits could be seen as a way of saying they're not very good at anything. But we all have lots of limits. Perhaps a limit in every area of our lives. How much good music can I make? I don't know but I'm sure there's a limit. Can I go beyond it. Who knows...

"I find it very catchy"

Yes, probably because of the alliteration - the 'm's in 'man' and 'many'.

Yes, I like the production here. It took a long time and lots of careful listening and correcting and trimming of audio parts. It's a really sample-heavy track but the samples are all my own playing.

Thanks very much again!

Thanks Domenico ! You can check the final song, with a smoother mix here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_Am_Wr1po

Also comes with a lyric video, and some actual singing ! all just one click away from you ! hehe.

Thanks again pal !

Domenico, ahh so good to hear from you. I could see this working as a ramstein song as well, good ears. I'm glad U like it.
Steve

Thank you Domenico!
It is great to hear from you! I am glad you had a time to listen to my recording. Actually it is quite hard to record the organ during the concert properly. From the other side the 'live' performance situation component brings much of a true nature to what the music really is and what it eventuallly can become.

It is nice to know you're a fan of organ music. At the moment I do not work as a regular organist but will be playing and accompaning and improvising during Christmas servises also maybe this is why I am running currently a project of writing piano arrangements of polish carols - here is an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBlTpyMIAHc

Best to you, Alex

thank you..its nice to hear that someone likes the track..yeah..i like to keep things with a picasso feel..lol..somewhat..raw endings..actually..i'm just looking for a medium..learning at the same time..the track system..great people behind the making of the music..got it to this point..thank you

Thank you ^_^ It was my first time in a studio, first time imagining that music might be my future... it was a very big deal for me. It's good to know that eight years later, it's still getting decent reviews. ^_^

Thank you so much! I'm happy to know that this song, once rerecorded, will entertain a few folks. ^_^ Thank you for your compliment, too. It's always nice to know your efforts are appreciated. I hope I can improve your opinion with the new recordings, for now, I'm glad you like this. :)

No problem! And may i say, your comment made me smile. Thank you :)

It's actually Addictive Keys, software. But I used one of the preset sounds that are.. Well, different.. you know.

Looking forward to hearing more from you!

thats exactly what I was going for :)

Hi Domenico. I listen to these note cluster pieces so much I stop noticing how dissonant they are to most ears. I'm happy if that bass line gave u a little break! Thanks for the listen and comment. Dan

Hello Domenico! It is always great to hear a comment from you my friend!

I would agree wholeheartedly that the drum beat is repetitive, and it is so since the only thing I changed with the drum machine during the performance was the volume. Otherwise it is the same short loop throughout, one which I made quite a while ago. The volume was changed for one reason only, because the drums were what was causing the envelope follower to react, which caused a bunch of other things to happen in patched items down the line. This change in volume adjusted how the threshold was triggered for the gate and trigger outputs, essentially switching the items down the line to a "half time" rhythm. Basically, only the loudest drums were tripping the trigger, rather than all hits.

I didn't make a selection of drum beats for this one, so definitely it would be repetitive without any changes.

Regarding your question about the vocal distortion... I added a multiband overdrive to the sections written "there doesn't seem to be a record filed." This was intended to be in the original live video, and I was toggling it manually, but I had a monitoring mistake which made it not happen live. All of the other parts are just the natural saturation of the transistor preamp that I designed for the condenser. I too like the way that microphone breaks up when I speak very close. It can be an expressive mic, since getting further away creates a very different tone. I use that mic on almost everything these days... :)

Thank you for taking a listen and leaving your words! Have a good day!

I concur. Vocals would fill the void for sure. I have tried doing lead guitar over this but it just never seems to fit right. I think vocals would. I do listen to a bit of Jack White. He is a very talented musician but a bit of an asshole. He has some weird gripe against the Black Keys. I can hear some Jack influences now that you say that. Thanks for listening and leaving some feedback. It is always appreciated.

tv

Thanks for listening and for the positive comments.

Everything was loops so to speak lol. That's the downside with Drums in that it can be time consuming to come up with a more natural sounding drum track.

All the best

Elaine

Thanks, Domenico, I appreciate the very kind words of support. It has been awhile since I have uploaded anything new. I have quite a few tracks in various stages and I need to focus more. I think the live feel comes from the fact that I don't copy and cut riffs. I kind of like to play from a more progressive style. Kind of off the cuff. I will be adding a lead and then trying to work out some vocals. I have been practicing my singing and it's never going to be great but I think it can be passable. Thanks again for the listen and comment.

tv

Thanks man! I'm really excited to hear all of the participants. It'll be really fun!

~GO

Hey Domenico! Good to hear from you today! It's interesting that you found it darker than the original, and listening again, I guess I can hear what you mean. With the "midnight" theme, I suppose that makes some sense. This remix used all of the original wav stems, so a lot of the credit goes to Ookami. I did however take one shots of some of his instruments in order to make the composition more complex. Also raised the tempo to 116 instead of 110 BPM... enough to give some energy without too many artifacts. I think the arpeggio I made on the microkorg may be part of the carpenterish feel that you get... using keyboard tracking to control the LFO modulation rate gives a pleasing time shift, with a touch of tension. Ookami's leads in this stem set were quite awesome, and I felt the need to use them all. It's great to have you back around the site, and it was pleasing to read your words. Thank you!